Sports
Who was the first African American golf champion to tour on the Professional Golf Association (PGA) circuit?
Who is Tiger Woods?
I was a medical doctor and a scientist. I was very interested in solving the problem of storing and using blood for transfusions (a transfusion is done when a person is hurt or ill and needs blood restored in their body). I developed a process for removing plasma (blood without cells) from blood. Plasma can be stored much longer than whole blood. I was credited with heading two blood banks – The American Red Cross and Blood for Britain. Blood for Britain provided blood for soldiers injured in World War II.
1. James Baldwin
2. Charles Drew
3. Frederick Douglas
4. W. E. B. Du Bois
Charles Drew (1904-1950)
First African American to be on a U.S. postage stamp
1. Martin Luther King Junior
2. Booker T. Washington
3. Medgar Evers
4. Sojourner Truth
Booker T. Washington
Who said "The time is always right to do what is right"?
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.?
He was an American singer, songwriter, and dancer. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century, The eighth child of the family. In 2016, his estate earned $825 million, the highest yearly amount for a celebrity ever recorded by Forbes.
Who is Michael Jackson?
He won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics held in Berlin, Germany.
Who is Jesse Owens?
Who invented peanut butter?
George Washington Carver
He is the first African American president of the United States.
President Barack Hussein Obama II
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
Who is Nelson Mandela?
He is an American rapper, record producer, record executive, and entrepreneur. Born in New York City and raised in the suburb of Mount Vernon, he worked as a talent director at Uptown Records before founding his own record label, Bad Boy Entertainment, in 1993.
Who is Sean John Combs aka Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, Puffy, or Diddy?
Jackie Robison was the first African-American to play major league baseball for what team?
Brooklyn Dodgers
What African American Inventor created automatic refrigerated air-cooling units for trucks, trains, ships, and planes?
Frederick McKinley Jones
First African American to hold a seat on the Supreme Court.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
Who said "I don't want a Black History Month. Black history is American history."?
Who is Morgan Freeman?
Born April 3, 1961 in Brooklyn, New York, His sense of humor and wit made him a stand out amongst his classmates at Roosevelt Junior-Senior High School. In the early 1980s, at the age of 19, He was offered a contract for the Not-Ready-For-Prime-Time Players of Saturday Night Live. Then went on to gain greater notoriety via various films. As we prepare for the return of Prince Akeem in Coming 2 America. He also has 10 children!
Who is Edward Regan Murphy?
He was one of the first African American drivers in NASCAR and first to win a race in the Grand National Series, NASCAR’s highest level.
Who is Wendell Scott?
What African American Inventor created the induction telegraph system?
Granville T. Woods
What is the first History Black College and University (HBCU)
What is Cheyney University of Pennsylvania?
Which famous athlete said "Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong."?
Who is Muhammad Ali?
Who was the first African American police officer?
Who is Samuel Jesse Battle?
First professional boxer to win world titles in five weight divisions
Who is Sugar Ray Leonard?
He came up with several significant inventions, including an improved sewing machine and the gas mask. However, one of his most influential inventions was the improved traffic light.
Who is Garrett Augustus Morgan?
Who was the first African American to earn a medical degree?
Who is Dr. James McCune Smith
“Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.”
Who is Booker T. Washington?
Who created the Black Panthers?
Who is Huey Newton and Bobby Seale?